Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Council planning record
2 Chesterfield Street London W1J 5JF
Last published check: 21 Sept 2026, 23:31. Check the council record for more recent changes.
2 Chesterfield Street London W1J 5JF
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View council mapReplacement of the principal staircase; installation of a passenger lift; creation of a new fourth floor within a raised roof structure; formation of a self-contained lower ground floor flat (Class C3); reconstruction of the lower ground staircase; associated alterations to the front and rear lightwells; internal and external alterations; and associated works. (Linked with 26/05384/LBC)
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|---|---|---|
| ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C)Background Papers · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTSBackground Papers · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTSBackground Papers · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| CNSLT-LA SOCIETYBackground Papers · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| CNSLT-LA SOCIETYBackground Papers · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| CNSLT-LA SOCIETYBackground Papers · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL.Background Papers · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D)Background Papers · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONOther · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANLocation Plan · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-002_A EXISTING LOWER FLOORSDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-003_A EXISTING UPPER FLOORSDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-004_A EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-005_A EXISTING SECTION AADrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-006_A EXISTING SECTION BBDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-007_A EXISTING SECTION CC AND DDDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-008_A EXISTING SECTION EE AND FFDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-001_A SITE LOCATION PLANSLocation Plan · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-HISTORICAL CHANGES DRAWING PACKDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-5-DEMOLITIONS AND ALTERATIONS DRAWINGS PACKDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-100_A LOWER GROUNDDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-101_A GROUND FLOORDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-102_A FIRST FLOORDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-103_A SECOND FLOORDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-104_A THIRD FLOORDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-105_A FOURTH FLOORDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-106_A ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-203_A PROPOSED STREETSCENE ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-204_A REAR COURTYARD ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-205_A SECTION A-A PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-206_A SECTION B-B PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-207_A SECTION C-C AND D-D PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-208_A SECTION E-E AND F-F PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-200_A FRONT ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-201_A REAR ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9-202_A EXISTING STREETSCENE ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| JOINERY AND GENERAL DETAILS COMBINED PACKDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| DESIGN_ACCESS STATEMENTDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| 1938-9 DRAWING ISSUEDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTHeritage Statement · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| COVERING LETTERBackground Papers · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTBackground Papers · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITY NOTESustainability appraisal · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| DENDROCHRONOLOGICAL REPORT - CHESTERFIELDSTBackground Papers · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| DESCIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF BASEMENT AND UPPER STAIRS - AHPBackground Papers · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| RAILINGS HERITAGE STATEMENT - AHPHeritage Statement · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE OF EXISTING ROOF STRUCTURE - AHPHeritage Statement · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.